Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   Cornell's yield is 26 pts higher than Boston's

   Yield rate
2. 2

   Cornell grads earn $20.8K more ten years out than Boston's ($104,043 vs. $83,238)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs
3. 3

   Cornell graduates 8 pts more of its students than Boston (96% vs. 87%)

   Graduation rate
4. 4

   Cornell's SAT midpoint is 60 points higher than Boston's

   SAT midpoint
5. 5

   Cornell admits 8.4% vs. 11% at Boston

   Acceptance rate
6. 6

   Boston costs about $2.1K less per year on average than Cornell ($56,196 vs. $58,255, all students)

   Average cost, all students

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.